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Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection." | add synopsisAwards:
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Long overdue and excellent documentary moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ramsey Campbell | ... | Himself |
| Drew Casper | ... | Himself |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Narrator |
| Joe Dante | ... | Himself |
| Harlan Ellison | ... | Himself |
 | William Friedkin | ... | Himself |
| Neil Gaiman | ... | Himself |
| Mick Garris | ... | Himself |
| Steve Haberman | ... | Himself |
| Sara Karloff | ... | Herself |
 | John Landis | ... | Himself |
| Gregory W. Mank | ... | Himself |
| Richard Matheson | ... | Himself |
| Kim Newman | ... | Himself |
 | George A. Romero | ... | Himself |
 | Guillermo del Toro | ... | Himself |
 | Robert Wise | ... | Himself |
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Legendary producer Val Lewton who made some of the scariest horror films of all time finally gets a documentary about his life and the movies. It quickly (but fully) covers his early life and explains how he got to work for RKO Pictures and produce "The Cat People", "I Walked With a Zombie", "Bedlam", "The Body Snatcher", "The Leopard Man", "Isle of the Dead", the long unseen "Ghost Ship" and "The Seventh Victim". "Curse of the Cat People" is pretty much ignored but that's understandable--it's not really a horror film despite the title. They talk to coworkers, relatives, friends, other horror directors and film historians who get into how he made the films and why they're so important. What I find most interesting is that the studios GAVE him the titles and told him to make a story out of the title! It's incredible what classics he made with no money and just a title to work on. If you're a fan of his horror films (like me) you'll find this absolutely riveting. At 53 minutes it also doesn't wear out its welcome. Just fascinating. A 10 all the way.